Question

The zebra (herbivore) population is exploding in the savannah. At the same time, populations of many small animals that live in the Red Grass that zebras eat are beginning to die out. Why do you think populations of these small animals are dying out? What could we do to help prevent these small animals from going extinct?

Answer 1

I think they are dying because of the sudden increase in the zebra population. The type of interaction between the grass and the small animals is called commensalism. The small animals depend on the grass for shelter, and when the zebras eat the grass ~this is called predation~, the small animals no longer have shelter, so they start dying.

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